Teaching & Supervision
AI Education, Structural Engineering Courses and Thesis Direction
Courses, microcredentials, doctoral supervision, TFM/TFG direction and teaching innovation in construction engineering and structural health monitoring.
UPC School AI Microcredential
Artificial Intelligence Applied to Construction
Live online programme starting 13/05/2026. The course includes generative AI, AI assistants, web apps, dashboards, reports, data scripts, agentic AI and API integrations for AECO professionals.
Doctoral Direction
PhD Theses
Doctoral direction in structural health monitoring, low-cost sensors, digital twins, mining and infrastructure, with one defended PhD thesis and six current PhD students.
Defended PhD Thesis
E. Delgado
Defended 14/04/2026
Long-term structural monitoring with low-cost synchronized sensors
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Current PhD Students
C. Cacciuttolo
Expected reading year: 2026
Application of low cost sensors in mining
University of Castilla-La Mancha
J. Pashaei
Expected reading year: 2028
Reliability-Based Health Monitoring of Bridges Using Low-Cost Modular Sensors under Quasi-Static Loads
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
R. Samimi
Expected reading year: 2028
Development and optimization of drive-through monitoring systems for bridge health assessment
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
S. Zhouhui
Expected reading year: 2029
Bridge health monitoring using low-cost IoT modular sensors
Tongji University
E. Antezana Pierinelli
Expected reading year: 2030
Performance-based infrastructure management by integration of advanced digital modelling and comprehensive long-term monitoring
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Razan Almarashdeh
Expected reading year: 2030
Digital Framework for Linking Ethical Practices to Project Quality Management in Residential Construction Projects
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Construction Engineering
TFM and TFG
Directed Academic Projects
Master's and bachelor's final projects, grouped separately from doctoral direction.
N. E. Nnamani
Final Master's Project, 09/2025
Applying AI Tools and SHM towards an Efficient Damage Detection of Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Universidade do Minho
I. Maglakelidze
Final Master's Project, 09/2025
Developing a Risk-Controlled Project Execution Framework for Construction Projects: A Pre-Bid Documentation Analysis
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
J. Rozo
Final Master's Project, 07/2025
Automated Risk Analysis of Civil Engineering Contracts and Specifications Using Natural Language Processing
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
A. Toklikishvili
Final Master's Project, 09/2025
Creating a Risk Management System for Construction Projects Using KPIs: A Decision-Making Approach
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
M. Granier
Final Master's Project, 10/2024
Comparative Analysis of Low-Cost and Commercial Sensors in Structural Monitoring Under Seismic Simulations
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
A. Vasquez
Final Master's Project, 10/2024
Deep Learning for Structural Health Monitoring: Computer Vision for Structural Pathology Detection in Bridges
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
M. Jerchewicz
Final Master's Project, 01/2024
Comparative Modal Analysis of Structural Systems: SAP2000 vs. Autodesk Robot vs. Experimental Validation with Low-Cost Accelerometers
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
B. Darwish
Final Master's Project, 06/2023
Development of a long-term self-sufficient solution for operational modal analysis of bridges
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
A. Alahmad
Final Master's Project, 10/2022
Using low-cost IoT-based inclinometers for damage detection of a bridge model
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
E. Delgado Zhagui
Final Master's Project, 10/2022
Operational modal analysis of a highway bridge using acquired data of different accelerometers
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
M. A. Jimenez
Final Master's Project, 10/2022
Use of distributed optical fiber for bridge monitoring and its validation with LARA and finite element models
University of Castilla-La Mancha
N. Jaramillo Colmenares
Final Master's Project, 05/2021
Prestressed concrete digital handbook with BIM compatibility
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
O. D. Rojas Park
Final Master's Project, 09/2021
Dynamic pedestrian walkway identification
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
F. L. Castro
Final Master's Project, 10/2021
Validating a novel low-cost accelerometer in an experiment for structural health monitoring purposes
University of Castilla-La Mancha
A. Ferrer Tran
Final Degree Project, 07/2021
Shopping center in Kungens Kurva
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Courses
Subjects and Professional AI Training
Teaching spans construction procedures, project management, structure management, prestressing, structural health monitoring and applied AI for construction.
2026
Artificial Intelligence Applied to Construction Engineering: Improving Productivity and Efficiency
UPC School microcredential, course director and instructor. Live online, 1.5 ECTS and 15 teaching hours.
2020 - Now
Construction Procedures and Electrical Engineering
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, 6 ECTS, UPC, taught in English and Spanish.
2023 - Now
Project Management
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, 6 ECTS, UPC, focused on project management in construction.
2023 - Now
Structure Management
Master's Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering, 5 ECTS, UPC.
2025 - Now
Introduction to Structure Management
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, 6 ECTS, UPC. Topics include structural monitoring, AI in structural management and computer vision.
2021 - Now
Construction: Procedures and Management
Master's Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering, 5 ECTS, UPC. Building construction technology.
2021 - Now
Construction Seminar
Master's Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering, 2.5 ECTS, UPC, taught in English.
2022 - 2023
Prestressing in Building
Master's Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering, 5 ECTS, ESITC Caen, France.
2024
15th Tongji-KAIST Civil Engineering Summer School
Emergent technologies in bridge health monitoring, Tongji University, Shanghai.
Teaching Innovation
Digital Technologies, AI and Smartphone Sensors
Projects that connect classroom practice with AI, smartphone sensing and digital transformation in engineering education.
2026
AI applied to the inspection and management of structures
UPC
Teaching innovation project led by Seyedmilad Komarizadehasl.
2025
Application of Digital Technologies for Innovation in Teaching
UPC
Teaching innovation project led by Seyedmilad Komarizadehasl.
2024
Integration of Smartphone-Based Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring in Engineering Education
UPC
Teaching innovation project with smartphone-based sensors and structural monitoring.
2024
Integrating smartphone-based sensors for structural health monitoring in engineering education
FIET 2024
Digital transformation of education in the era of artificial intelligence.